Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-10-13
THE RACES.
A Most Exciting Day at
the Track.
5000 PEOPLE PRESENT.
The Greatest Events in Sporting
Circles Ever Witnessed in
Los Angeles County.

held off all the following night, and
Wednesday morning broke over the
eastern mountains with bright prom
Use of good weather for the biggest
days sport ever put on any pro-
gramme in South California. All the
population had become aware of the
good things in store for them and be-
fore noon all roads were filed with an
eager throng-all headed for Agricul-
ural tPark. Long before that large
number Of people had gone out to at
tend the auction sale of Senator Roses
brood mares. Mr.. Henry Schwartz
had telegraphed to San Fran
cisco for Mr.. s. B. Whitehead,
formerly of Killup & Co., but now do
ing business in the Bay city to come
down and hold the hammer over
these fine animals, and he did the
work in the best style of an expert.
Some thirteen mares in all were sold,
Ben Hill taking the pick at S535; an
other sold for $3.50, the next Tor $500,
and SO on down to old Peanuts which
brought $3.50. A. E. DeCamp bought
fine, we'll bred mare for $265 and
after the sale refused an advance of
$75 for the animal. She is with foal
by Stamboul.
The track was very heavy in spite
of the cessation of the rain, and there
fore the races were put off to as late an
hour as possible. At about O'Clock
the first race, one and one
sixteenth mile dash, all ages,
weight for age, was called. There
had been seven entries, but
Robert Kid, and Gen. Gordon were
found scratched. The starters, in or
der, with riders and weights, were
Dublin Bay, Dewey. 11S; McGinnis,
Durfee, SO; Carmelita, F. McCurdy,
1O6; Ned Collier, Clifford, 115, and
Grover Cleveland, Newell, 118. A
quick start was obtained, although for
while Cleveland did not want to 60
back to the starting point, and seemed
inclined to veto the whole bill. Once
started, however, he took the lead at
very early stage and cut out the run
ming for the whole string until he
passed under the wire once more in
the role of successful candidate.
Time, l :531s; a good record, consid-
ering the heavy condition of the track.
For second place it was nip and tuck
between Carmelita and McGinnis,
but the mare, three year old,
came in behind the winner,
with the horse, little two-year-old,
almost right beside her. Dublin Bay
was fourth, Ned Collier fifth. The
winner and this last horse are SO much
alike as to be hard to distinguish.
They are both sired by Munday and
they held the two extremes in the
race.
THE LADIES' TOURNAMENT.
The ladies followed with q fine ex-
hibition of horsemanship. After
showing their PAGES, to the great de-
light Of the crowd, they were called
up to the judges stand, and the first
prize, $50, was awarded to Mrs. Ida
Bailey, San Francisco lady who rode
Young colt belonging to f. M.
Slaughter, and sat him with an easy
grace and confidence rare to see. The
second place and $25 premium went
to Miss Irene Savage, a young lady
of sweet sixteen from Los Nietos,
who sat and handled fine horse be-
longing to Mr.. Pedro Lugo OF the
same place, in so mastery manner
as to command the admiration OF the
entire assemblage. The third place
and money. SIS, were awarded to Miss
Louise G. Perkins of Fulton Wells,
young lady who occupies 30 large
space in the public mind that COM
ment would be superfluous. Later IN
the day Miss Sarah Baker of Norwalk,
who had entered for this competition,
and failed to put in an appearance,
came to the front and was allowed to
exhibit her skill in the art equestrian:
She rode fine horse superbly-so we'll
that the decision OF all beholders was
that had she been on the track with the
others it might have made a difference.
She was awarded fourth money, and a
diploma of the Association. BY the
by. the horse ridden by Miss Perkins
was a fine one owned by Mr.. Bernar-
dino Machado, of La Ballona, and rid
den early in the day by the accommo-
dating Marshal at the track, Mr.. Fred
Dell.
After the tournament was over, a
trot open to all horses of the 2 80 class,
mile heats, best three in five for a
purse of $4OO-$24O to first, $120 to
second and $40 to third-was called.
Only two competitors showed up,
which were Hitchcock's Carl, ch. g.,
by Hidalgo, dam Lottie Swigert, and
Fickett's Contractor, br. g. (6), by Sui
ton. Contractor broke badly twice
soon after the start, but soon recovered
the lost ground, and was right with his
rival at the half-mile post. He came
into the home stretch ahead, but lost
the heat by head owing to a third
break lust before he reached the
Judges stand. Time, 2:371a.
In the second heat Contractor held
the lead nearly all the way round the
track but was so close pressed by the
Hidaigo horse that he won barely by a
nose In the third heat Carl got away
in .38. a trihe ahead, but Contractor
nulled ahead of him on the back
stretch. The chestnut, however,
came in winer by head. Time, 2:35.
In the fourth heat Carl lead lar away
all along the back stretch. Contract.
or, however, closed up large part OF
the gap by the time the three-quarter
post was reached, but he lost the heat
and the race in 2 80 again.
THE GREAT EVENT.
Here followed the great event OF
the day, the special race between
Arrow, b. g. az, sire A. w. Rich
mond- -Crichton, owned by G. A. Dur
fee and N. A. Covarrubias OF this
place. and Grin a Hickok's Arab, b. Z.
l6) by Corbitt's Arthurton. Arab is
one Of the best known and most adj
mired trotters on the coast. Arrow is
a new horse and PAGER. He has a
record OF 2 IA in spite of his youth,
while Arabs best record is 2:16. The
ti ,roa hoauu very heavy in snotS